Dave John

Perhaps a silver lining for the loss of pics on rmweb is that some excellent modelling is revisited as the pics are restored. 

I do like the colours you chose for the horse.

Very nicely engineered. I like the spring hangers, so much better looking than a cast approximation. 

Very well done. The sheet support is great, adds a lot of character. 

Having the tiedowns coming from eyelets like that makes a big difference, something I will have to try. 

Good to see that you are encouraging young modellers to have a go at making things. 

Nicely done, I bet it sits well with the weight of the whitemetal body. 

Facing brick was traditionally thinner than common brick, so it could be a load of those. 

Cheers Mikkel.

It would fit in an O sized wagon, with clever batteries and rc gear it might be shoehorned into a OO one. There is some seriously small rc equipment available though tends to be pricey. 

Very nicely done, the ropework is first class. Casks are well painted too. I like the weathering, spot on, I think too many modellers over weather. 

One very minor observation if I may. A spot of solder or superglue to fill the slight gap in the the links of the 3 link couplings. I find it strengthens them too. 

The telegraph poles look great. I also enjoyed reading the "Telegraph Pole Appreciation Society" website , all sorts of wonderful stuff on there. 

Interesting to see that the GWR interleaved cross and through arms, the CR tended to have a block of each. Little details like that are appreciated. 

They are the Archers rivet transfers Magmouse. 

My method is to make the model then give it a shot of halfords grey all over. Correct the faults,  then Archers rivets with microsol. next all over with halfords red oxide. repeat  the corrections, sort out the ones that move. Then a mix of tamiya acrylics brushed on . ( linoleum deck brown, red , flesh) brushed on . Finally a wash with a very dilute black to bring out the detail. 

I am down to my last 2 sheets of Archers rivets, the chap that runs it is retiring. I see a few uk suppliers are now making them, we shall see if they are good. 

The shackles are bits from 51L and hooks from the bits box. 

Er, it was Caledonian Railway Wagon No 1.

I must research No 2..... 

I can see you put a lot of effort into that. All looks very authentic to my untrained eye.

I have done a little research to generate a running schedule from known wtts for my own layout. Sounds simple till you try it. So I do appreciate seeing how others have tackled the problem. 

That has worked out well Magmouse. 

I use a very similar technique with inkjet matte photo paper. I give it a couple of coats of acrylic spray varnish before the scrumpling up and  unfolding stage. 

I used to use cyano but now find Glue n glaze gives a bit more messing about time, dribbles can be washed off with a wet cotton bud. 

That looks very good, well worth all the extra work to bring the kit up to standard. There is a look and feel to using brass for the brakegear that plastic just isn't fine enough for. 

Thanks Caledonian. 

For a load it will be something heavy under a sheet. 

That photo from Compound is very interesting. I think it is a publicity shot, either for the MR or Stirling Boilers. The boiler is carefully painted, as if it is off to an exhibition somewhere. So the photo either says "we can move stuff like this", or "Our boilers can be delivered by rail."  

The CR trolley is 8' 1 1/4 " wide and that boiler is sticking out by a foot, so at least 10' wide overall. Therefore it must have moved as a special over a carefully planned route at fairly low speeds with barrier wagons to provide a handbrake.  Nobody would want it arriving dirty, so I think it would be well sheeted for the journey.

Well found Compound, I think it is the D 34. 

If it is 1905 then it has had a repaint, the load and the Caley mysterious mark are clearly visible. Looks like it has a new buffer beam too. 

Interesting to see those trolleys together like that , since neither has a handbrake.

I wonder where it is ? May have something to do with ;

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1901_Glasgow_International_Exhibition

I have the basic portrait cutter. It has been used a lot. Where it really scores is the ability to cut out large numbers of repetitive parts accurately. For instance those springs are laminated from 3 cuts , thats 24 needed, so cut 30.  Same for the eight sides, cut 10.  All the parts were cut from a single sheet of 10 thou styrene with room for a few strips of 1mm for the angle iron. 

I find the silhouette software very simple to use and you can download it from them to have a play about before you buy a machine. 

Given that I paid 150 quid for it I reckon it it well worth the money. Less than a rtr loco these days. All the buildings on kelvinbank, lots of wagons , templates for brass cutting and so on. 

Nice. Making the hinge bar like that gives a far sharper finish than a plastic moulding 

I think I just about got away with the frame spacing in EM, those are gibson wheels so are pretty narrow. Essentially I adjusted the frame spacing to suit the wheelsets based on the overall width from the diagram. Would look very cramped in the middle in 00 though. 

The frames do have a bit of a slot in the bottom, I might see if I can get some weight in there. 

All those fiddly details add up to a very good looking model. You have got an excellent paint finish, far more solid than a lot of rtr so I'd just let it develop a bit of natural grime rather than weathering it. 

I'll miss Eileens too, my last order from them arrived a few weeks ago. 

Perhaps we should go and upset the exotic wishlist enthusiasts by asking for a well moulded pack of empty buckets ? 

Many thanks Mikkel.

I have parts for a caley wagon on the bench at the moment and there are a couple of things that need fixed on the layout. Hopefully a pair of brake wagons too. 

The 1/50 th project will be about making some stock. A few components have been ordered, but to keep the cost down they have come from china so that takes a while. I enjoyed the challenge of doing something different with that build and now I have a working set of dimensions I can progress. 

That has come out quite superbly. 

I have Affinity photo 1 which does all I need. 

I think you can buy the photo software 2  on its own, or the set for a bit of a discount. I used to use photoshop but stopped when it became a monthly subscription thing

They were vertical planks Mikkel, but they don't show terribly well through the transfer. I did use microsol but enough of it to conform to the planks and the transfer just dissolved. 

Hi Magmouse , 

That was Mr Decal Paper brand, with an Epson 2650 printer.

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It looks very neat. Nice to find a kit that goes together without a few mods.